Koppers signs five-year contract extension with UP

Koppers Inc. and Union Pacific agreed to extend their existing sales contract for an additional five years through January 31, 2017. Koppers provides treated railroad crossties and other railroad-related products and services to Union Pacific.

"We are pleased to be able to continue our long-term relationship with a highly-valued customer like Union Pacific," said Walter Turner, president and CEO of Koppers. Mr. Turner continued, "We continue to strengthen our position as a major supplier to the North American railroad industry by expanding the products and services we offer to our railroad customers."